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May 24, 2012 | by Juan Martinez, Examiner.com

To celebrate the launch of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection 2, Activision and Infinity Ward invited members of the press to check out the new maps and modes down in Venice Beach and participate in a sports-themed Grudge Match featuring Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks and Gordon Hayward of the Utah Jazz.

May 22, 2012 | by Ryan Schwan, Hornets 24/7

If there is any place on the floor that the Hornets seem to have lots of options this off-season, it is the frontcourt. The draft has a group of promising young power forwards and the Hornets already have Okafor, Jason Smith and Gustavo Ayon under contract – not to mention tweener forward AFA. As a result here’s a question I ...

May 22, 2012 | by David Zavac, Fear the Sword

As Cavaliers fans anxiously await May 30 to figure out just where the team will be slotted in the 2012 draft lottery, there are already rumblings about different teams' plans for improving. After the jump, see what people are talking about.

1. From Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, It sounds as if the Oklahoma City Thunder, and perhaps the Boston Celtics, are ...

Apr 13, 2012 | by Brian T. Smith, Salt Lake Tribune

DeMarre Carroll was mentored by Memphis Grizzlies toughman Tony Allen. When Carroll starred in college at Missouri, he was called Junkyard Dog. In the Jazz’s 103-91 win against the Rockets on Wednesday, he re-sharpened his teeth.

Utah’s starting small forward recorded 10 points and seven rebounds — four offensive — building on his career-high 16-point outing Sunday at San Antonio.

Apr 12, 2012 | by Howie Kussoy, New York Post

Steve Novak was glad to be home, even if his home was not quite as happy to have him.

The Wisconsin native, who starred at Brown Deer High School and later at Marquette, helped bury his favorite boyhood team, scoring 10 points, including seven in the fourth quarter, in the Knicks’ 111-107 win over the Bucks last night at the Bradley ...